Vocabulary
Geography
Government
Economics/History
Social
100

A man-made system of pipes that carry water.

Aqueduct

100

Which river helps people and goods move across Germany and other parts of Europe?

A.Amazon

B.Rhine

C.Mississippi

D.Thames


 

Rhine River

100

Most countries in Europe have what type of Government?

Democracy

100


What major industry is important to Germany?

A.Manufacturing cars

B.Oil drilling

C.Fishing 

D.Banana Farming

A.Manufacturing cars

100

Cultures are always changing. Which of these is NOT a reason it is changing:

A. Collective Farming

B. Communication

C. Transportation

D. Economic development

A. Collective Farming

200

A system of government where a king or queen is the official head of state, but their powers are LIMITED.

Constitutional Monarchy

200

Which physical feature is found in both Switzerland and Austria?

A.The Pyrenees

B.The North Sea

C.The English Channel

D.The Alps


D.The Alps

200

What is the European Union?

A. A government where leaders must follow the law. 

B. A group of European countries working together politically and economically. 

C.Currency used by many countries in Europe.

D.The growth of cities as people move for jobs. 

B. A group of European countries working together politically and economically.

200

What was the Renaissance?

A. A mountain range in Southern Europe

B. A government where leaders must follow the law. 

C.A period of new ideas in art, science, and education.

D. The growth of cities as people move for jobs.

C.A period of new ideas in art, science, and education.

200

A British politician who campaigned for the abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade.

William Wilberforce

300

The spread of foods, ideas, music or traditions from one group of people to another.

Cultural Diffusion

300

What did the Netherlands do to keep it from going underwater? 

A. They built a roadway system that travels across the country. 

B. They built more land by building polders. 

C. They dug a moat around the Netherlands. 

D. They moved out of the Netherlands. 

B. They built more land by building polders

300

What is a constitutional monarchy?

A. A time when machines changed how goods were made. 

B. The average income of a person in a country. 

C. Large body of water rich in oil and gas near the UK and Norway. 

D. A government ruled by a king or queen with limited power.

D. A government ruled by a king or queen with limited power.

300

What happened during the Industrial Revolution?

A. Machines changed how goods were made. 

B. The government shut down.

C. Movement of people from one place to another. 

D. The internet was created. 

A. Machines changed how goods were made.

300

A scientist from Poland who made discoveries in medicine and chemistry.

Marie Curie

400

A type of government where a single ruler, usually a king or queen, holds all the power and makes every decision without any laws or groups stopping them.

Absolute Monarchy

400

What body of water is between United Kingdom and France?

A. Mediterranean Sea

B. Black Sea

C. Atlantic Ocean

D. The English Channel

D. The English Channel

400

Why did many European countries choose to be part of the European Union?

They wanted to avoid ever having another World War by wanting ways to find peace, easier trade, freedom of movement and working together to solve problems. 

400

Europe's economies are based on which of the following: (Select all)

A. Farming

B. Factories

C. Fishing

D. Mining

E. Service Industries

A. Farming

B. Factories

E. Service Industries

400

A Renaissance artist and inventor who was known for famous paintings such as Mona Lisa.

Leonardo da Vinci

500


Which of the following is a result of cultural diffusion in Europe?

A.Use of French pastries in other countries

B.The Alps forming a barrier

C.Banking and tourism in Switzerland

D.The location of the English Channel


A.Use of French pastries in other countries

500

Europe consists of how many countries?

A.44

B.14

C.40

D. 20

A. 44

500

What country has many canals in its cities, which has been modified through dikes and polders?

A. Finland

B. Spain

C. Netherlands

D. Germany

C. Netherlands

500

Which of these countries still have a constitutional monarchy? (Select all)

A. United Kingdom

B.Germany

C.Spain

D. Poland

A. United Kingdom

C. Spain

500

Helped start the Protestant Reformation, changing the role of religion in Europe.

Martin Luther